The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 8, 2024
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
8:17 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1252
Events on this date
-
Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. From Columbus, 100% of the Sun is covered at 3:12 PM.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.2° / 143.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 7.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.93° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.87° / 0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.82° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.